*web-jam*

This is an open invitation for you to participate in an exhibition beingorganized by artnetweb at the ListCenter for the Visual Arts, MIT,Cambridge MA.

The section I am doing is called Art Dirt- Im-port. You can participateon any level from simple chat to full scale performance. If you chooseto do something let me know and I will credit you for participation aswell as announce the work during the RealAudio program. This is a realgood opportunity to introduce your work to a sympathetic audience oflike minded individuals. For more information check out the port homepage at:

I propose a 2 hr RealAudio and Cu See Me session for the MIT show. Theidea is to have the artists who are interfacing with PORT-MIT on theprogram to talk about their work, ideas etc. If the artists are in NewYork City they can come to the Pseudo Studios. If they are out of townthey can telephone in to the Pseudo studio, 212-965-1390. If they haveCu See Me capability. They can interface by remote with a video camerafor visual and a telephone for audio. The time slot is every Tuesdayfrom 1pm to 3pm EST from January 28 to March 25th.

I also intend to invite artists and groups to engage the Art Dirtinterface remotely to engage in performance or simple teleconferencing.This will allow artists who cannot commit to an 8 week slot to engagePORT-MIT for a short segment. In this case the remote artist has severalchoices at their disposal:

1) Cu See Me Video - this can be live streaming of video, Live streamingof still image via video or videotape sent via Cu See Me video Stream.We are hoping to use broad bandwidth full color Cu See Me at the MITReflector. Any remote interface with a T-1 line or larger can try colorvideo windows.

2) Chat- There will be a dedicated Chat room on the Pseudo server call*Art Dirt Confidential* or simply *art* This can be accessed by webbrowser by going to GH's Home page:

click on chat then click on the room titled *art*. This is a good way tointerface Art Dirt PORT-MIT because one can listen to the Real Audiostream while using the chat window. There is also chat capability withina Cu See Me Session so there are 3 ways to interface chat at each time.

RealAudio- If an artist wishes to stream audio they may send me a DATtape cued to segments to be played and I will have the studio engineerput the tape on during the Art Dirt special. The software used isRealAudio 3.0. The player is free from the RealAudio site.

The overall concept is a *web-jam* that is fairly loose. People mayinterface freely on Cu See Me and Chat windows. Chat, Cu See Me,andtelephone access will be available at the MIT Gallery during the programfor the casual viewer to interface with Art Dirt.